In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Feathered Bastard: Bill Maher Punks Out, Gives Janet Napolitano a Free Ride on Real Time Up on…
Why is Holocaust denier, anti-Semite and disgraced historian David Irving so afraid of scrutiny? If you caught my recent blog on Irving’s appearance at Jerry’s Restaurant in Phoenix, an appearance protested by a group of local anarchists, you’ll know that Irving refused me entrance to the neo-Nazi coffee klatch, even after I offered to pay the $20 admission.Irving…
In following up our earlier post today about 3,600 speed-camera cases on the docket for this morning in a single justice court, we stumbled upon the answer to a good question. Many readers have asked: What happens if you get a speed-camera ticket on the freeway in Arizona, but you live out of state? We had been barking…
Three Phoenix men must pay $183,000 each in a settlement with the government stemming from a 2003 wildfire near Sedona that burned about 70 acres of forest. Gary Griffo (pictured), Matthew Warnke, and Brad Cislini don’t admit liability in the settlement, which was reached to prevent “protracted litigation.” None of the men could be…
Un-tap the keg, and turn out the lights; Arizona State University’s reign as one of the nations top party schools is coming to an end, according to a recent survey. This year’s Princeton Review survey places ASU 20th when it comes to partying, and marks the lowest ranking on any…
Why’s it taken the Arizona Legislature several months to come up with a budget, with still nothing much on the horizon? Well, there are several reasons, and most contain expletives. But one reason is that dozens of people are trying to do thousands of different things with money that doesn’t actually exist. An Arizona State…
A local reverend who runs a Web site alleging government corruption has been indicted on 17 counts of fraud in an advertising ripoff. Over the last three years, John Stone (pictured), 52, persuaded several area business owners to fund missing-children advertisement on benches outside stores, says the Maricopa County Attorney’s office.. Authorities say Stone…
Clad in green and clutching picket signs, hundreds gathered at Arizona State University on Sunday to show solidarity for post-election protests that have left at least 20 people dead. “This summer, the youth of Iran have shown an enthusiastic push for freedom, and as a result we have witnessed a…
Two new lawsuits against Maricopa County seem to emphasize why medical treatment for jail inmates needs improving. In one case, a diabetic man died of gangrene in 2007 after six weeks in the clink. The family of David McClurg alleges that even though McClurg himself didn’t know he was diabetic, he exhibited symptoms that should have…
Now more than two weeks after the Arizona State Legislature passed a budget deemed satisfactory by Governor Jan Brewer, the absentee chief executive has cleared her schedule to hold discussions with legislators on how to pay for it. Brewer’s schedule, usually full of press conferences, ribbon-cutting ceremonies, and baby-kissing, this…
Scottsdale-based Taser International recently demonstrated a new product for police that can shock three people at a time. Now, we agree that Taser has benefited law enforcement and even some crime suspects who might have otherwise ended up shot or injured in a scuffle with cops…
A 17-year-old kid got separated from his buddies on Saturday after a day at the Salt River and accepted a ride home from four dudes. Bad move. The guys drove the teen to an apartment complex at 1803 North Country Club Drive and ordered him to get out of the…
About 3,600 speed-camera cases are on the West McDowell Justice Court docket this morning at 8:30 a.m., and officials are bracing for hundreds of citizens — at the least — to appear in person. “What we don’t know is how many will show up,” says Terry Stewart, justice courts administrator…
There’s always a lot of news coverage about so-called “teen issues” — in the paper, on-line, on TV and on the radio. From teen pregnancies and homelessness to video-game violence and, of course, teen shopping habits, it’s an endless topic of debate and discussion…among adults. That’s about to change. KJZZ…
Just when we thought we didn’t have to watch commercials anymore, with TiVo ending the corporate enslavement of our subconscious, advertisers snuck back in. And we didn’t even notice. A study released by the Department of Research and Economic Affairs at Arizona State University found that subliminal advertising through product placement in movies…
Max Scherzer might as well start calling himself Jack Sparrow, since the Diamondbacks pitcher was cutting down Pirates left and right during yesterday’s 9-0 shutout over Pittsburgh at Chase Field. Instead of using ye olde cutlass, however, he was doing it with his 94-mile-per-hour four-seamers and sliders, dispatching Bucs batters…
Police are investigating a home invasion in Peoria early this morning, in which as many as nine people were taken hostage. Police received a call about a burglary in progress just before 3 a.m., and arrived as four suspects were leaving in a truck. One suspect escaped on foot…Three employees of…
by David Shankbone Bill bowed down to Nappy on Real Time tonight… Ya think Bill was worried about Janet putting him on the no-fly list? I’ve long been a fan of Bill Maher, and, to be honest, I still am. But I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t disappointed with Maher’s…
In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times’ blogs. Today’s entries: Feathered Bastard: Joe Arpaio Whines About Three Illegals Released on Orders of ICE (Or Were They?) Up…
Visitors to the Phoenix Zoo and Desert Botanical Garden may have a few detours to make with road construction on Galvin Parkway expected to last through September. The city of Phoenix is building a roundabout intersection near the Garden. A city of Phoenix worker from the street transportation department…
courtesy of Dennis Gilman Why does this man still have federal power? Ask Janet Napolitano…Is ICE finally yanking on Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s leash? And is it too gentle of a tug to stop the sweeps? Check out the press release below sent out by Arpaio announcing a 4 p.m. press conference…
Budget cuts may be the norm in the city of Phoenix, but the police department is buying a new, $4.2 million airplane for extraditions and surveillance work. The prop-driven Pilatus PC-12 Spectre is gorgeous (to aircraft geeks like us) and comes loaded with sophisticated cameras for spying on crime suspects. The Swiss-made plane also includes a pressurized…
